WordGirl: Lesson Plans
These lesson plans engage students in the exploration and creative use of vocabulary words. Students learn about key concepts such as verbs, synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, the use of persona and visual imagery, all while expressing themselves creatively through gaming, acting, and writing.
Rocking Riddles: Help students learn to use descriptive, detailed and creative writing by creating riddles. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 378 KB PDF ]
Awesome Alliteration: Students learn to identify and use repetition and alliteration as a creative writing techniques in creating a poem. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 310 KB PDF]
Sentence Fluency, Word Spill: Students learn and apply new vocabulary and create different kinds of sentences by playing the "Word Spill" game. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 323 KB PDF]
Writing a Diary Entry in Persona: Students learn to take on a persona by writing diary entries based on the WordGirl characters. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 2.3 MB PDF]
Story Magic - Telling Stories from Pictures: Students learn three basic elements of story by creating and telling their own stories using visual elements. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 572 KB PDF]
Picture Scavenger Hunt: Students learn to associate vocabulary words with pictures and illustrations by creating image captions. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 358 KB PDF]
Vocabulary Bingo!: Students will learn new vocabulary (verbs) by silently acting out the meaning of the words. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 390 KB PDF]
The Sound of Words - Onomatopoeia: By creating a skit, students learn the power of sound in language. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 324 KB PDF]
Cultivating Mischief! Synonyms and Antonyms : Students distinguish "synonyms" and "antonyms" by creating a paper tree for each concept using new vocabulary words. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 402 KB PDF]
Acting Out Verbs, a Variation on Charades: Students will learn new vocabulary terms by silently acting out the meaning of the words. [Print Version of this Lesson Plan 346 KB PDF]
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